A discussion paper on civil society's participation in land policy-making, focused on the pre-consultation phase of Myanmar's National Land Use Policy. Written by Eben Forbes, with research assistance from Dr. Nu Nu Khin and
Yadana Than Htaik, and published by Land Core Group, Loka Ahlinn and Mekong Region Land Governance in February 2017.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2017Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2017
A discussion note from Mekong Region Land governance (MRLG) summarizing findings and recommendations of a multi-stakeholder initiative and study tour conducted in Southern Laos, to study the social and environmental practices of two large scale companies holding large scale concessions in Lao PDR, published by MRLG in January 2017.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2017
For the past decade, GIZ has supported participatory land use planning, land registration and land titling as a vehicle for sustainable rural development in Lao PDR. Following a number of predecessor programmes, the current Land Program (including Land Management and Decentralized Planning (LMDP) and Enhanced Land Tenure Security (ELTeS) projects) is active in the provinces of Luang Namtha, Sayabouri, Huaphan and Khammouane. This impact study focussed on some of the intermediary and longer-term changes that GIZ’s work in the land sector has been aiming to bring about in Laos.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand
An analysis paper by Dustin Hoasa on the World Bank Group's lending practices, part 2 in Inclusive Development International (IDI)'s 'Outsourcing Development' series. Published by IDI in collaboration with the Bank Information Center, 11.11.11, Urgewald and Accountability Counsel in the United States, December 2016.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2015Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
This study uses publicly available financial and spatial data to examine the geography of land-intensive investment in Southeast Asia, and to identify the
limits imposed by problems with data availability. It focuses on three regions where land has been widely seen to be available for new investment: Indonesia’s outer islands; the “development triangle” where Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam meet; and the Golden Quadrangle region which comprises the borderlands of northeastern Myanmar, northwestern Laos, southern and western Yunnan, and northern Thailand. -
Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2015Myanmar
This country report commences with a brief identification of the political-economic context that sets the parameters for existing land governance and for
reform in Myanmar. It then explores the politicaleconomic dynamics of land relations and identifies key transitions in land relations that affect access to land and tenure security for smallholders. Finally, the report discusses key openings for, and constraints to, land governance reform. -
Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2013Cambodia
A discussion paper by Robyn Johnston, Michael Roberts, Thuon Try and Sanjiv de Silva on groundwater for irrigation in Cambodia, published by International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, iDE Cambodia in June 2013.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, China
An analysis paper by Future Directions International on livelihood considerations and food security in the Lower Mekong countries, published in May 2016.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2014Myanmar
This paper describes the current challenges Myanmar faces to shift to a system more inclusive of multiple interest groups. The authors provide background on the situation in Myanmar and its past levels of performance. They describe ethnic and religious violence, current economic progress, and the situations of land and agriculture and exchange rates and finance. Finally, they propose potential solutions.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2012Myanmar
A legal review of Myanmar's 'Farmland Law' and 'Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law', published by Food Security Working Group’s Land Core Group in November 2012
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